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Numico said last week that board member Bill Watts is stepping down from the board as he had expressed a potential interest in buying its US chain GNC in partnership with a US venture capital firm. The company says no decision has yet been taken.
Members of the health foods industry have voiced the need for greater global consensus on safety limits for nutrients after last week's EVM report released by the UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) revealed yet another different scientific opinion on...
The dietary supplement industry has responded to last week's report from an expert group in the UK which recommends new, "conservative" upper safe levels for vitamins and minerals, and also advises a ban on chromium picolinate in foods and supplements.
German gelatine producer the GELITA Group is to rename all of its international operating units, with effect from 1 June, the company announced last week.
The Lonza Group announced the settlement on Friday of their recently filed Carnitine patent infringement actions against Barrington Chemical Corporation, Carnitech and Nutritional Sourcing International.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) hosted the first of a series of roundtable meetings with senior executives from the food industry on Friday, to discuss ways of improving the global diet.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) hosted the first of a series of roundtable meetings with senior executives from the food industry on Friday, to discuss ways of improving the global diet.
Food ingredients manufacturer Source Food Technology has introduced a 'healthy' cooking oil with no trans fats and no cholesterol for use by the food industry ahead of new FDA trans fat labeling regs.
Company results continue today with US ingredients company MGP Ingredients reporting net losses for the third quarter ended 31 March 2003 due to a combination of factors including higher energy costs and the lack of expected funds from the US...